LOT 3504
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and trophy; R(thunderbolt)S in exergue. RIC V.2 213. Near Extremely Fine.(3.80gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 124-127. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS III, Roma seated to left on cuirass, foot on helmet, holding Victory and cornucopiae; S C in exergue. RIC II.3 870; C. 343 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1297. 24.04gr, 33mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Titus AE Sestertius. AD 80-81. Flavian Latin mint in Thrace.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head to right / Mars walking to right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder; S C across field. RIC II 182 (Lugdunum); BMCRE 310 (Lugdunum); RPC II 502; Cohen 203. 24.42gr, 34mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Smoothed and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding phoenix on globe and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, on galley steered by Victory seated in the stern; AQT• in exergue. RIC VIII 97. 6.30gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
